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Midwestern drivers lead Hall's Class of 2016
Posted: 10/19/2015, 01:56 pm By Todd TurnerPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 20) — Four championship-winning Midwestern drivers, including two who found success with NASCAR, will join standout Georgia pilot Fulmer Lance as inductees into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame next year. Iowa Full Story
Fast Talk: Bloomquist secures DTWC success
Posted: 10/19/2015, 01:10 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: Fourth at DTWC, Conley hoped for better
Posted: 10/19/2015, 10:49 am By Kevin KovacWEST PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 17) — R.J. Conley was understandably proud of his fourth-place finish in Saturday night’s 35th annual Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park. It was, after all, a career-best Full Story
Notes: Madden busily picks Ponderosa pockets
Posted: 10/13/2015, 02:14 pm By Alli CollisJUNCTION CITY, Ky. (Oct. 10) — The 25th annual Fall Classic weekend marked Chris Madden’s debut at Ponderosa Speedway, the 3/8-mile central Kentucky oval just a few miles outside of Danville. But he will undoubtedly be back. Starting Full Story
Column: Lewis recalls Moyer's standout career
Posted: 10/13/2015, 02:02 pmWith nearly two decades working in motorsports under his belt, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Ritchie Lewis has plenty of Billy Moyer memories floating through his head. Injuries. Health scares. Championship runs. Non-racing Full Story
Top 25: Bagley joins rankings at No. 24
Posted: 10/13/2015, 09:17 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing a career-high $20,000 victory in Saturday’s Cotton Pickin’ 100 at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas, joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Jonathan Davenport Full Story
Fast Facts: 35th Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/13/2015, 08:56 am35th annual Dirt Track World Championship (Complete DTWC coverage) Dates: Oct. 15-17 (modifieds only on Thursday, Late Model prelims on Friday, modified and Late Model features Saturday) Track: Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park (high-banked Full Story
Fast Talk: Evaluating wins by Bagley, Madden
Posted: 10/12/2015, 11:34 amHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: Bowyer's drivers heading in right direction
Posted: 10/12/2015, 06:31 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (Oct. 10) — Don O’Neal’s defense of his 2014 Lucas Oil Late Model Series title hasn’t gone quite as scripted. Wins have been few and far between for the Martinsville, Ind., driver who just 12 months ago was on the Full Story
Notes: Marlar takes aim at Ponderosa's $25,000
Posted: 10/08/2015, 09:23 am By Alli CollisSince climbing behind the wheel of a new Capital Race Car just a couple of months ago, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., has been a contender just about anywhere his No. 157 has unloaded, most recently running fourth in the Lucas Oil Late Full Story
Female racers making mark in RUSH Crates
Posted: 10/06/2015, 09:53 am By Doug KennedyFemale drivers are making their mark with the Sweeney Chevrolet RUSH Racing Series with more than a half dozen regularly participating in Crate Late Model and sportsman modified events with the Pulaski, Pa.-based racing organization. Jennae Full Story
Notes: Third-generation Virginia driver grabs title
Posted: 10/01/2015, 07:57 am By Alli CollisIt was just a few years ago that third-generation driver Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, Va., climbed behind the wheel of a Crate Late Model for the first time, stepping away from bull riding to continue his family’s dirt racing tradition. Fast Full Story
Quick Time: Final check of driver stocks
Posted: 09/30/2015, 02:23 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner and statistician Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the Full Story
Column: Landers turns corner with Knoxville win
Posted: 09/30/2015, 08:12 amLast year, before committing to assembling a completely retooled Dirt Late Model program for his son Jared, Lance Landers sat his boy down and had a heart-to-heart discussion about the future. After four struggle-filled full-time seasons Full Story
Top 25: Landers climbs to No. 9 in rankings
Posted: 09/29/2015, 09:43 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals victory at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., joins the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Jonathan Davenport of Full Story
Notes: J.D.'s Knoxville exit isn't points disaster
Posted: 09/28/2015, 03:35 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 26) — Even in a Dirt Late Model season for the ages, a driver is going to experience some serious heartbreak. So it was on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway for the sublime Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Full Story
Fast Talk: Landers hangs on, grabs Knoxville glory
Posted: 09/28/2015, 12:37 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Chad Simpson, Brinkman savor Knoxville triumph
Posted: 09/26/2015, 04:36 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — Chad Simpson’s long-time car owner, Bud Brinkman, pulled his driver aside well before the start of Friday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store preliminary Full Story
Driving career near end, Moyer turning the page
Posted: 09/25/2015, 12:38 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 24) — The blockbuster news Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., went public with on Thursday — his decision to retire from full-time Dirt Late Model competition upon the completion of the 2015 season — was actually Full Story
Quick Time: Trivia test on all things Knoxville
Posted: 09/23/2015, 01:29 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner and statistician Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the Full Story
Handicapping the field at 12th Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/23/2015, 09:08 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 12th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores, the $40,000-to-win crown jewel event on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series scheduled for Sept. 24-26 at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway Full Story
12th annual Knoxville Nationals coverage index
Posted: 09/15/2015, 03:43 pmKNOXVILLE, Iowa — Index of DirtonDirt.com coverage for the 12th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores, a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Sept. 24-26 at Full Story
Fast Facts: Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/22/2015, 03:36 pmRace details Dates: Sept. 24-26 (complete $7,000-to-win programs Thursday and Friday; consolations and 100-lap main event Saturday). Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, slightly-banked half-mile black dirt oval. Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Full Story
Column: Chad Simpson targets Knoxville success
Posted: 09/22/2015, 03:11 pmChad Simpson has always been a Dirt Late Model guy, so the fact that the world’s biggest sprint car race, the Knoxville Nationals, takes place in his home state of Iowa never really interested him. “Actually, the first time I was Full Story
Top 25: Eckert up nine spots in power rankings
Posted: 09/22/2015, 09:57 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing a $12,000 victory in Saturday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series stop at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich., Rick Eckert of York, Pa., made the biggest jump in this week’s Top 25 power rankings, while Jonathan Davenport Full Story
